Everything was as expected. Jair Bolsonaro’s divine prayers did not move the world. Supreme Election Court (TSE)who already have the majority to condemn him eight-year disqualification For the performance of public office. Former president found guilty they abused their power publicly questioning the transparency of the voting system before the diplomatic community by a vote of four to one. There are two more referees to vote, but the result will not change.
The fundamentals of votes had unimaginable power a year ago. far right ruled. “What could be more serious than mocking the democratic regime? Are you saying that free elections, one of their pillars and in front of foreign representatives, have been tampered with and cunningly manipulated? Judge Floriano Marques told his colleagues, “A man can be a flat-earth, be part of an infinity club, but as a public school teacher he can’t preach that.” Marques did nothing but support the ideas of litigation reporter André Ramos. Tavares noted last Tuesday that Bolsonaro “made serious accusations without being supported by minimal evidence to support such assumptions, adding inventions, vulgar lies, fabricated facts, serious distortions to his speech.” The indulgence of Raul Araújo, one of the judges closest to his own faith. He said the then-president’s interference before the diplomatic community was “not so great as to justify the extreme measure of non-compliance”.
Bolsonaro oscillated between pessimism and a demand for mercy and the expectation of a last-minute miracle. On Thursday night he prayed:god touch the heartDuring his presidency, they said that Alexandre de Moraes, the main authority and mortal enemy of TSE, “interfered with the outcome of the elections. If I had intervened, I should have won? Is it a death sentence to hold a meeting to talk about the electoral system?” Erdogan said, demanding a new “fair trial” from the court. But knowing that his words would be in vain, he defiantly added: “game not over”.
A country divided in two
The elections last October showed the extent to which society was divided around the figure of Bolsonaro. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won by less than two points. His opponent could not stand it and left the country, leaving the parade and some of his political capital in the air. facing judgment About 37% of Brazilians expressed their solidarity with the former captain.. This covert endorsement is still a troubling sign for political scientist Fernando Limongi. “I don’t like Bolsonaro, I think he’s terrible, I don’t understand how to vote for him. solve the problem.” He emphasized this. The overthrow of the extreme right should happen entirely at the ballot box, not court decisions.. “If your political rights are to be taken back, it has to be very solid and well-founded, which should not be seen as revenge or pro-Judgment. The judiciary doesn’t show that care. It didn’t. Throughout the Lava Jato, which resulted in the dismissal of (Dilma Rousseff) or the imprisonment of Lula, and she did it again. It doesn’t do it. This undermines the legitimacy of such actions.”
Bolsonarism’s options
The far-right will seek an amnesty for its leader in Congress and will also benefit from disqualification. According to Rio de Janeiro newspaper columnist Bela Megale or the worldThe Liberal Party (PL), which supported its candidacy last year, hopes to win the municipal elections next year. But for that, Bolsonaro needs to “not throw in the towel”, as he did when he lost the second round of the election. Valdemar Costa Neto, the main leader of PL, said that the former president gets depressed again Bolsonarism’s plans will be jeopardized.
Meanwhile, São Paulo newspaper columnist Monica Bergamo folhamade sure that the “closest core” to the former president is “already discussing the feasibility of names with campaign professionals” who could replace him in the 2026 general election, including the governors of the states of Paraná, Ratinho Jr, Minas Gerais, Romeu. Zema, San Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas and also Senator Tereza Cristina. In response, Bolsonaro himself once again raised the possibility. make his wife Michele run for him.
St. Paul’s Forum
In recent cases of the case against Bolsonaro, Lula has often been found as the host of the Sao Paulo Forum, a case that meets periodically. left forces in the region.. There, the president praised the extinct Fidel Castro And hugo chavez. “It’s better to have a colleague who makes mistakes that we can criticize, someone on the right who doesn’t even give us room to criticize,” he said. The San Pablo Forum was one of the biggest demons in Bolsonarism stories.